Sharks captain Cameron McInnes has been named to back up against the Broncos on Saturday night after his State of Origin debut.
With three days between the Origin opener in Sydney and the Round 14 clash at Suncorp Stadium, Cronulla will keep fellow NSW Blues star Nicho Hynes on ice.
Second-rower Teig Wilton, who stood in as skipper in McInnes’ absence last week, is out with an AC joint injury. His expected return date is yet to be confirmed.
Siosifa Talakai will move from the bench to cover Wilton’s starting role on the left edge, with Jack Williams going the other way as McInnes reclaims the No.13.
Giant prop Tuku Hau Tapuha has been recalled to the interchange in place of Braden Hamlin-Uele. Hau Tapuha starred in Newtown’s Knock-On Effect NSW Cup victory against Parramatta last Thursday, scoring a rampaging solo try.
Cronulla winger Ronaldo Mulitalo will play his 100th NRL match, coincidentally against the same team he faced in his debut and at the same venue.
See the 22-man team list below.
1. WILL KENNEDY – proudly sponsored by Paragon Air Conditioning
2. SIONE KATOA – proudly sponsored by Ray White Sutherland Shire
3. JESSE RAMIEN – proudly sponsored by The Vinyl Room Nightclub Gymea
4. KAYAL IRO – proudly sponsored by Aramex
5. RONALDO MULITALO – proudly sponsored by A Corp. Computers
6. DANIEL ATKINSON – proudly sponsored by Totally Workwear Kirrawee
7. BRAYDON TRINDALL – proudly sponsored by John Ryan Freight Management
8. TOM HAZELTON – proudly sponsored by Shire Steel & Fabrication
9. BLAYKE BRAILEY – proudly sponsored by Elite Legal
10. OREGON KAUFUSI – proudly sponsored by White Wolf Constructions
11. BRITON NIKORA – proudly sponsored by Guardian Venue Management
12. SIOSIFA TALAKAI – proudly sponsored by O’Brien Palmer
13. CAM McINNES (c) – proudly sponsored by Alltech Payroll
Interchange
14. JACK WILLIAMS – proudly sponsored by Ace Gutters
15. TOBY RUDOLF – proudly sponsored by Sharp EIT Solutions
16. ROYCE HUNT – proudly sponsored by Life Outdoors
17. TUKU HAU TAPUHA – proudly sponsored by Modular Walls
Extended Bench
18. MAWENE HIROTI
19. BILLY BURNS
20. JAYDEN BERRELL
21. NIWHAI PURU
22. JESSE COLQUHOUN
Coach
CRAIG FITZGIBBON – proudly sponsored by Aramex